Author: Open Press Limited, ThePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Hajj - a Ritual Or the Heart of the Islamic Movement
Author: Open Press Limited, ThePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Hajj
Author: M. A. Abdel HaleemPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Arab
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Hajj is the largest pilgrimage in the world today and a sacred duty for all Muslims. With contributions from renowned experts, this book opens out onto the full sweep of the Hajj: as a sacred path walked by early Islamic devotees, as a sumptuous site of worship under the care of sultans, and as an expression of faith in the modern world.
Hajj
Author: Ali Shari AtiPublisher:
ISBN: 9781889999388
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The translation of the masterpiece of Ali Shari'ati, it is not a treatise on the hajj, but a reflection by the astute haji on what the hajj means as it is performed and includes the meaning behind each and every ritual of the hajj based on the Arabic language and traditional sources.
Hajj
Author: M. A. Abdel HaleemPublisher:
ISBN: 9788174368706
Category : Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Malaysia
Author: Virginia HookerPublisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9812301615
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This collection of essays has been prepared as a tribute to Clive S. Kessler, Professor of Sociology at the University of New South Wales for over twenty years and a member of staff of the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, and the Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. Written by colleagues and graduate students, the essays are divided into three sections: Islam, Society and Politics. They focus on Professor Kessler's analyses of Malaysia. Each essay draws on aspects of his published research, taking his insights as points of departure for new studies. Professor Kessler's ideas and observations are thus extended, complemented and updated in ways which emphasize the depth and extent of his influence on contemporary research on Malaysia.
Pilgrimage in Islam
Author: Sophia Rose ArjanaPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1786071177
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
It is not only the holy cities of Mecca and Karbala to which Muslim pilgrims travel, but a wide variety of sacred sites around the world. Journeys are undertaken to visit graves of important historical and religious individuals, the tombs of saints, and natural sites such as mountaintops and springs. Exploring the richness and diversity of traditions practiced by the 1.5 billion Muslims across the world, Sophia Rose Arjana provides a rigorous theoretical discussion of pilgrimage, ritual practice and the nature of sacred space in Islam, both historically and in the present day. This all-encompassing survey covers issues such as time, space, tourism, virtual pilgrimages and the use of computers and smartphone apps. Lucidly written, informative and accessible, it is perfectly suited to students, scholars and the general reader seeking a comprehensive picture of the defining ritual of religious pilgrimage in Islam.
Monarchies and Nations
Author: Paul DreschPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857714856
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Despite their small populations, the Arab states of the Gulf exercise an enormous and global influence. But all-too-often, these states are treated as if their only importance were as pawns in a global strategic board game and are simply dealt with as mere models of the intersection of oil, wealth and power. Here, Dresch and Piscatori bring together a more nuanced picture: exploring how the citizen populations of these states define themselves in a wider context. The Gulf provides extreme examples of the nexus of identities, not only because these polities are so dependent on transnational flows of wealth and imagery, but because at home the citizen workforce is often outnumbered by migrant labour. Examining the issues such as Gulf-owned transnational media, the role of women in the Kuwaiti state and the way Saudi Arabia manages the yearly influx of pilgrims for the Hajj, Monarchies and Nations is essential reading for all those interested in the society, politics and the future security of the Gulf.
Islam Beyond Borders
Author: James PiscatoriPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108481256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Revealing how the one community of the faith in the Qur'an, the umma, affects competing politics of identity in the Muslim world.
Spiritual Meanings of the Hajj Rituals: A Philological Approach
Author: Abdulla GaladariPublisher:
ISBN: 9781941610541
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Countless juristic works have been composed on the Hajj and the Umrah--the major and minor Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca--with meticulous attention to the proper manner of performing their rites in keeping with the relevant legal rulings derived from the Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah. Far fewer works, however, have been devoted to the inner meanings of these rituals and the spiritual benefit and significance they hold for the pilgrim. Approaching the topic through an etymological and historical analysis of the words used to describe the pilgrimage rites, and tracing the semantic links among relevant terms as they appear in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, this insightful and fascinating study seeks to unlock some of the mysteries hidden within the Hajj rituals. In so doing, it shows that, far from being mere re-enactments of stories from antiquity and their exoteric meanings, these rites function as symbols of inner realities, both earthly and heavenly, and as stages in the pilgrim's spiritual journey from death to resurrection and hence, to spiritual enlightenment.
Author: Zafar Bangash